Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said questioned the practicality of initiating talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf amid the protest from party demanding the release of its founder Imran Khan,
An Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan's Islamabad on Saturday discharged 32 arrested in relation to the violent protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters in the national capital's D-Chowk, ARY News reported.
So far, the FIA Cybercrime Wing has arrested more than 20 social media activists in Pakistan for controversial posts about alleged deaths during the crackdown on PTI protesters.
The FIR, lodged at Ramna Police Station, accuses Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, and other top PTI leaders of murder, terrorism, and other serious offences.
Imran Khan has reiterated his two demands, calling for a judicial inquiry into the May 9 and November 26 incidents by the country's senior-most judges, and the release of innocent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers arrested after the violent events.
This development comes just a week after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and other leaders of his party were charged in connection with the attack on the army's General Headquarters in Rawalpindi during last year's May 9 protests.
The JIT has summond PTI workers, including Azhar Mashwani, Komal Afridi, Arusa Nadeem Shah, Muhammad Arshad and M. Ali Malik to appear for questioning on December 13.
Special Court Central-I Special Judge Central Shahrukh Arjumand, who presided over the hearing at Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, framed the charges on Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi.
Speaking to reporters after appearing in the Peshawar High Court on Monday, Ayub said that PTI will launch a civil disobedience movement if their demands are not met.
In his remarks at a Christmas event in his constituency, Tarar said that people needed solutions to inflation and not disruptive measures like civil disobedience.